I need help...

Rob · 25-05-2006, 05:30 PM

Ive been having unclean thoughts.......

The story starts - Last saturday, I had the experience of a lifetime. V8 Race experience at Calder Park. Sweet mother of mystery.... WOW! 5.4 BOSS @ 5500rpm was just so amazing. Never ever have I had such a big grin on my face. 8 laps of sheer terror and joy at the same time!! 8 laps of quad cam V8 screaming only inches from me.

So. Driving home. The AU. She's my pride and joy, but... that primordial scream of 8 cylinders keeps haunting me. I took her out and gave her a good rogering, and by god it was glorious, but it wasnt the same. A week has passed, and still I am haunted by that noise and the feel of V8 power.

Help! I dont want to sell the AU, I'd lose quite a bit of money (like 5-6 grand including mods), and shes only got 50,000km. Immaculate. What do I do?

Give me a good kicking if you think it'll help.. or... sell me your V8. Just do something!!!!!!!!!!!

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DOC · 25-05-2006, 05:44 PM

LOL bud, the V8 bug has bitten you.
Sell the AU, thats your call
but if you want to be the BOSS
then there's no hesitation at all.

Casper · 25-05-2006, 07:37 PM

Everyone should own a V8 once in their life... may as well do it when you are young

Timeshift · 25-05-2006, 07:40 PM

Just remember that statistics show that V8 sales have slumped bigtime and their resale price will likely continue to drop faster than other cars as the price of petrol continues to rise.

And remember this isn't a temporary rise, you might find periods of a bit of up and down but don't expect to see $1 a litre ever again, nor don't be suprised if it's nearing $2 by the end of the year or next.

FalKeen · 25-05-2006, 07:44 PM

mine will be for sale soon if your interested

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**Mechan1k** · 25-05-2006, 08:06 PM

hmmm .... nice ute too ... I doubt Adam even thrashes it.

AWD Chaser · 25-05-2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

Everyone should own a V8 once in their life... may as well do it when you are young

Young as in 30 - Yes, young as in 18 - No.

Sell the AU. 50,000 k's is low. Use the money to buy a V8. By the time you do sell the AU and get another car, you'll be saying - I wish I had sold it sooner and got better resale.

Once sold, put the money to a v8!

FalKeen · 25-05-2006, 08:11 PM

never

only to keep up with the pack on cruises....

**Mechan1k** · 25-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Hardly need to keep up though in yours though ... goes well enough as it is.
How much you thinking of selling it for??? Shame it's a manual .... cos Bec can only drive auto and she has always wanted a black V8 ute

FalKeen · 25-05-2006, 08:14 PM

tough one really, prices of nice AU's lately and the mods this has (many unique), mid 20's i think??

**Falcon Coupe** · 25-05-2006, 08:17 PM

Get the Boss mate, you will love it.

Gilesie · 25-05-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Casper

Everyone should own a V8 once in their life... may as well do it when you are young

dont you mean all there life

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Bucknaked · 25-05-2006, 08:36 PM

I think I should buy Adams car. It makes a great support car for the XR6

: Don't you think they make a great pair?

I'd even get matching plates Ricer 1 & Ricer 2 :hihi:

**Mechan1k** · 25-05-2006, 08:43 PM

I thought you were getting BLING1 plates Bucky????

Bucknaked · 25-05-2006, 08:44 PM

Naked1 & Naked2

Rob · 25-05-2006, 09:27 PM

Hmmm Falkeen, thats a real tempting offer, though I doubt I'd get more than 12 for my AU, if that!

Maybe I should supercharge the 6....... bah! Its like, quarter life crisis!

Edit - low 14 sec N/A 6 is also real appealing. I need more money. Maybe I can busk on my lunch break.

OZFORDAU · 25-05-2006, 09:41 PM

Just buy my BBQ gas machine FORTE! Bahaha or i'll swap it for adams car haha!

Cheers :monkes:

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:thebirds:

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Simon

Rob · 25-05-2006, 09:53 PM

In my current inebriated state, those smilies look mighty threatening..

FTe342 · 25-05-2006, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BLC

In my current inebriated state, those smilies look mighty threatening..

Do yourself a favour, and take a T3 for a squirt :thebirds:

Oh, when your sober, that is. You'll appreciate it more

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DOC · 25-05-2006, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Bucknaked

I think I should buy Adams car. It makes a great support car for the XR6

: Don't you think they make a great pair?
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Bucky he was asking about a Boss, anything less would be like taking one of those shemale thing's out for a spin, looks good from a distance but when you get closer you start to see it's a fake, it just doesn't sound quite right and to top it off it has bumps in the wrong places.

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OZFORDAU · 25-05-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BLC

In my current inebriated state, those smilies look mighty threatening..

LOL,

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Cheers

Simon

JC · 26-05-2006, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLC

Hmmm Falkeen, thats a real tempting offer, though I doubt I'd get more than 12 for my AU, if that!

Maybe I should supercharge the 6....... bah! Its like, quarter life crisis!

Edit - low 14 sec N/A 6 is also real appealing. I need more money. Maybe I can busk on my lunch break.

No matter what you do to a 6, it will NEVER sound l;ike a v8 - especially not a windsor. I know how you feel though, which is why nearly 2 years ago, I took my just on 100,000km 1998 AU1 XR6 VCT with full body kit, T3 wing, SLs & Konis all round, and traded it plus $3000 for a beaten up, ex-cop 1999 AU XR8, no body kit, 16s, stock suspension and 130,000km. But I have never looked back, I love it - and to keep running costs down, I gassed it, so it's got the power of a V8, fuel eceonomy of a V12, but fuel cost of a large 4 cyl.

Do it - get rid of the TQE, and get the full monty!

GK · 26-05-2006, 02:34 AM

I regret not trying that 2001 Forte V8 on gas for 16,000 late last year. I ended up with the SR, which is a good car, but I'm kicking myself that I didn't even drive the V8 on gas!

Feel free to line up to kick my behind!

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GK

**Mechan1k** · 26-05-2006, 07:43 AM

My next ute will most likely be a BA XLS V8 ute (3-valve power after some nice mods from ACE) ... and then run injected LPG ... wooot.

I can only dream for the timebeing.

superroo · 26-05-2006, 10:04 AM

I you just wanna make the big loud noise that comes with a V8, take the exhaust off the six and go for a burn. I took mine off after the cat(simple unblot, move it accross and put one bolt back in), and was serioulsy tempted to leave it off.

All i can say is, Loud, Tough, and one hell of a burble.

Cheers

**Mechan1k** · 26-05-2006, 10:12 AM

I had to drive with the collector partially unbolted from the factory headers ... damn it was loud ... sounded great ... drove like crap though ... LOL

I had a stripped bolted and needed a new gasket as well ... so drove from the mechanic to the exhaust shop a few blokes away.

loxxr6 · 26-05-2006, 04:48 PM

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Maybe I should supercharge the 6....... bah! Its like, quarter life crisis!

Edit - low 14 sec N/A 6 is also real appealing. I need more money. Maybe I can busk on my lunch break.

Hell yeah.

Kits aren't that unaffordable. www.capa.com

Sure you can't beat the sound of the eight but you can get going pretty fast.

AU:PROJECT:UTE · 26-05-2006, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by superroo

I you just wanna make the big loud noise that comes with a V8, take the exhaust off the six and go for a burn. I took mine off after the cat(simple unblot, move it accross and put one bolt back in), and was serioulsy tempted to leave it off.

All i can say is, Loud, Tough, and one hell of a burble.

Cheers

BAH forget the cat, Scone BnS last weekend... unbolted my exhaust at the collectors WOOOOHOOOO definately not an 8 but strangley enough a nice halfway improvement on an I6 made enough roar, burbles and cackles to get me grinning and make the V8 boys look over while having a beer. Funnily enough it was louder than all the kero burning flame throwin 8's.
Tearing some hoops out in the dirt sounded unreal, I'll get the video footage off my mates camera soon and upload it if anyone is interested?
Have a good weekend all

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**Mechan1k** · 26-05-2006, 05:30 PM

Tim .... I gotta come out one time and check one of these events out ... LOL

AU:PROJECT:UTE · 26-05-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mechan1k

Tim .... I gotta come out one time and check one of these events out ... LOL

You gotta go to at least one BnS before you die, twas $90 entry and then all you could eat and drink all nite and then the best cooked brekkie the next morning! :thebirds:

I got a few, well actually quite a lot of wierd looks driving my nicely riced falcon ute around all these utes with bulldozer scale alloy bull bars. Was alot of fun and funnily enough my ute got a fair share of interest from BnS ute owners wondering what it was, even had one bloke ask me if it was a special edition

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All in all it was a top night and good to see some very nice AU XR's with full bumper replacement alloy bullbars. They look great standard and still very very desireable with a tree knocker overer attached to the front of it.